Use of a modified informed consent process among vulnerable patients
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Aspects of vulnerable patients and informed consent in clinical trials
SCOPE To discuss the rationale behind informed consent in clinical trials focusing on vulnerable patients from a European and German viewpoint. METHODS Scientific literature search via PubMed, Medline, Google. RESULTS Voluntary informed consent is the cornerstone of policies regulating clinical trials. To enroll a patient into a clinical trial without having obtained written and signed cons...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of General Internal Medicine
سال: 2006
ISSN: 0884-8734,1525-1497
DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2006.00535.x